2-3 Classroom Periods

In this lesson, students will use graphic organizers to help guide their reading of an article. Materials: Graphic organizers (included)…
In this lesson, students will use graphic organizers to help guide their reading of an article. Materials: Graphic organizers (included) Writing utensil This lesson plan can be used with any...

NSI: Nature Science Investigator (NSI) is a self-guided outdoor activity book for children ages 8-14. The booklet enables each student…
NSI: Nature Science Investigator (NSI) is a self-guided outdoor activity book for children ages 8-14. The booklet enables each student to become the scientist! There are 11 different types of...

NSI: Nature Science Investigator (NSI) is a self-guided outdoor activity book for children ages 8-14. The booklet enables each student…
NSI: Nature Science Investigator (NSI) is a self-guided outdoor activity book for children ages 8-14. The booklet enables each student to become the scientist! There are 11 different types of...

Use the Observations-Wonderings-Learnings (OWL) graphic organizer to connect students to a topic and draw out prior knowledge and questions for…
Use the Observations-Wonderings-Learnings (OWL) graphic organizer to connect students to a topic and draw out prior knowledge and questions for future exploration. This lesson plan can be used with any...

Gauge students’ prior knowledge and knowledge gain by doing true/false questions before and after a Reader. Materials: A Natural Inquirer…
Gauge students’ prior knowledge and knowledge gain by doing true/false questions before and after a Reader. Materials: A Natural Inquirer Reader The anticipation guide that corresponds to your chosen Reader...

In this lesson, students will create a storyboard to graphically represent the main points from the research article they read.…
In this lesson, students will create a storyboard to graphically represent the main points from the research article they read. This can be used with any Natural Inquirer article.

In this FACTivity, you will learn about the migration of the red knot and why different areas where the red…
In this FACTivity, you will learn about the migration of the red knot and why different areas where the red knot stops are important for the red knots’ survival. You...

In this FACTivity, you will consider the recommendation made by the scientists in this study. You will also discuss the…
In this FACTivity, you will consider the recommendation made by the scientists in this study. You will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of following the scientists’ recommendation. You will...

Some scientists engage in a form of oral history gathering by collecting information from people about plants, animals, or environments.…
Some scientists engage in a form of oral history gathering by collecting information from people about plants, animals, or environments. In this FACTivity, you will do your own oral history...

In a strange twist of fate, your class has been transformed into the scientist or scientists they will read about…
In a strange twist of fate, your class has been transformed into the scientist or scientists they will read about in any Natural Inquirer article. Have students fill out the...